apportionment Who acts: act, population, votes, you, apportionment, court · What happens: divide, share out, decide, apportion, find, give · To what, where: something, act, parts, way seats, apportionment, prize money
«apportionment» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: apportionment in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
The act of dividing something and sharing it out in parts, often fairly.
The tree, 13 words det mark acl obj cc conj obj compound:prt case obl punct advmod advmod punct root The DET act NOUN of SCONJ dividing VERB something PRON and CCONJ sharing VERB it PRON out ADP in ADP parts NOUN , PUNCT often ADV fairly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 act det 2 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of SCONJ _ 4 dividing mark 4 dividing divide VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 act acl 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 dividing obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 sharing cc 7 sharing share VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 dividing conj 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 sharing obj 9 out out ADP _ 7 sharing compound:prt 10 in in ADP _ 11 parts case 11 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 7 sharing obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 fairly punct 13 often often ADV _ 14 fairly advmod 14 fairly fairly ADV _ 4 dividing advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 act punct
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1 divide gerund the act not said here something fairly property vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 share out gerund the act not said here act parts tree rules
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.
The way seats in a government body are shared out between areas by population.
The tree, 14 words det compound nsubj:pass case det compound nmod aux:pass compound:prt case obl case obl punct root The DET way NOUN seats NOUN in ADP a DET government NOUN body NOUN are AUX shared VERB out ADP between ADP areas NOUN by ADP population NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 seats det 2 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 seats compound 3 seats seat NOUN Number=Plur 9 shared nsubj:pass 4 in in ADP _ 7 body case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 body det 6 government government NOUN Number=Sing 7 body compound 7 body body NOUN Number=Sing 3 seats nmod 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 shared aux:pass 9 shared share VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 10 out out ADP _ 9 shared compound:prt 11 between between ADP _ 12 areas case 12 areas area NOUN Number=Plur 9 shared obl 13 by by ADP _ 14 population case 14 population population NOUN Number=Sing 9 shared obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 shared punct
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1 share out present · passive population the way seats in a government body between areas tree rules
Example 1 The apportionment of the prize money was decided by votes.
det nsubj:pass case det compound nmod aux:pass case obl punct root The DET apportionment NOUN of ADP the DET prize NOUN money NOUN was AUX decided VERB by ADP votes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 apportionment det 2 apportionment apportionment NOUN Number=Sing 8 decided nsubj:pass 3 of of ADP _ 6 money case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 money det 5 prize prize NOUN Number=Sing 6 money compound 6 money money NOUN Number=Sing 2 apportionment nmod 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 decided aux:pass 8 decided decide VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 by by ADP _ 10 votes case 10 votes vote NOUN Number=Plur 8 decided obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 decided punct
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1 decide past · passive votes the apportionment of the prize money vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent subject=Topic 2 apportion the prize money nom apportionment «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 Find the apportionment of 30 sweets in the ratio 2:3.
det obj case nummod nmod case det nmod flat punct root Find VERB the DET apportionment NOUN of ADP 30 NUM sweets NOUN in ADP the DET ratio NOUN 2:3 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Find find VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 apportionment det 3 apportionment apportionment NOUN Number=Sing 1 Find obj 4 of of ADP _ 6 sweets case 5 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 sweets nummod 6 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 3 apportionment nmod 7 in in ADP _ 9 ratio case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 ratio det 9 ratio ratio NOUN Number=Sing 6 sweets nmod 10 2:3 2:3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 ratio flat 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Find punct
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1 find imperative you not said here the apportionment of 30 sweets in the ratio vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apportionment=Topic 2 apportion 30 sweets in the ratio nom apportionment «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 The apportionment gave 12 sweets to one child and 18 to the other.
det nsubj nummod obj case nummod obl cc conj case det obl punct root The DET apportionment NOUN gave VERB 12 NUM sweets NOUN to ADP one NUM child NOUN and CCONJ 18 NUM to ADP the DET other ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 apportionment det 2 apportionment apportionment NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 sweets nummod 5 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 3 gave obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 child case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 child nummod 8 child child NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 18 cc 10 18 18 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 child conj 11 to to ADP _ 13 other case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 other det 13 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 3 gave obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the apportionment 12 sweets one child to the other vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme to child=Recipient
Example 4 The court decided the apportionment of blame.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET court NOUN decided VERB the DET apportionment NOUN of ADP blame NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 court det 2 court court NOUN Number=Sing 3 decided nsubj 3 decided decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 apportionment det 5 apportionment apportionment NOUN Number=Sing 3 decided obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 blame case 7 blame blame NOUN Number=Sing 5 apportionment nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 decided punct
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1 decide past the court the apportionment of blame vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent apportionment=Topic 2 apportion blame nom apportionment «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 In the US, apportionment is based on population.
case det obl punct nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root In ADP the DET US PROPN , PUNCT apportionment NOUN is AUX based VERB on ADP population NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 US case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 US det 3 US US PROPN Number=Sing 7 based obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 US punct 5 apportionment apportionment NOUN Number=Sing 7 based nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 based aux:pass 7 based base VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 on on ADP _ 9 population case 9 population population NOUN Number=Sing 7 based obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 based punct
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1 base present · passive apportionment population in the US vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme on population=Source
Example 6 Fair apportionment of chores keeps the peace at home.
amod nsubj case nmod det obj case obl punct root Fair ADJ apportionment NOUN of ADP chores NOUN keeps VERB the DET peace NOUN at ADP home NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 2 apportionment amod 2 apportionment apportionment NOUN Number=Sing 5 keeps nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 chores case 4 chores chore NOUN Number=Plur 2 apportionment nmod 5 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 peace det 7 peace peace NOUN Number=Sing 5 keeps obj 8 at at ADP _ 9 home case 9 home home NOUN Number=Sing 5 keeps obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 keeps punct
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1 keep present Fair apportionment of chores the peace home vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent peace=Theme at home=Location 2 apportion chores nom apportionment «act transitive»: of=patient
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